ITM 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Networking Hardware, Red Hat Linux, Simple Network Management Protocol

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 301
• Professor: Franklyn Prescod

Document Summary

Network services - the resources a network makes available to its user. Includes applications and the data provided by these applications. Types of applications found on most networks. Client computer requests data or a service from a second computer, called the server. Server sends the requested data to the client. File services a server"s ability to share data files and disk storage space. File server a computer that provides file services. Print services ability to share printers across a network. With one printer, less time is spent on maintenance and management. Convergence using the same network to deliver multiple types of communications services. Unified communication (uc) refers to the centralized management of multiple network-based communications. Conversational voice voip (voice over ip) Voice and video transmission are considered loss-tolerant. Network administrators must pay attention to the quality of service (qos) a network provides for voice and video. Bandwidth the amount of traffic, or data transmission activity, on the network.